21 days left until football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 21 days.

The Vols will open their upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12:45 pm EDT and the SEC Network will televise the contest.

2024 will be Tennessee’s fourth season under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and has led the Vols to three bowl games.

The Vols finished 9-4 (4-4 SEC) last season.

With 21 days until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire takes a look at the Tennessee student-athletes who have used #21.

All-time players will wear number 21 for Tennessee:

Buist Warren (1937-40)

Chaz Bierley (1945)

Dick Jordan (1946)

Leon McCoy (1947)

Kenneth Donahue (1948-50)

Mac Franklin (1951-53)

Wayne Hutcheson (1955)

Bill Bennet (1956-57)

Husband Tom (1958)

Frank Davis (1959)

A. B. Clevenger (1960)

Vic Ferrari (1963)

Bob Petrella (1964-65)

Richard Callaway (1966-69)

Nick Carmichael (1970)

Dennis Chadwick (1971-72)

Larry Seivers (1973)

Stanley Morgan (1974-76)

Marcus Starling (1977-78)

Greg Pontes (1980)

Jimmy Colquitt (1982-84)

Preston Warren (1987-90)

Brian Rains (1991)

Heath Shuler (1991-93)

Maurício Stanley (1995)

Philip Crosley (1997-99)

Cedric Houston (2002-04)

Gerald Riggs Jr.

Austin Rogers (2006-09)

Nick Jackson (2010)

Da’Rick Rogers (2010-11)

Riyahd Jones (2013-14)

David Priddy (2014)

Logan Fetzner (2014)

Young Joe (2015)

Jalen Reeves-Maybin (2015-16)

Jacquez Jones (2017-18)

Shanon Reid (2017-18)

Dee Beckwith (2020-21)

Tamarion McDonald (2020)

Omari Thomas (2022-23)

Navy Shuler (2022-23)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide

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